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We need to shift from Linear Thinking to Mutable Thinking

We need to shift from Linear Thinking to Mutable Thinking

By David Terrar on April 21, 2020

Only a few weeks ago many of us at the forefront of analysing, influencing and telling the story of the amazing technological changes that make up the “Fourth Industrial Revolution” would be explaining that we are living in one of the most exhilarating times in human history. We might even have joked using the Chinese […]

Posted in Trends & Concepts | Tagged disruption, Exponential Thinking, Fourth Industrial Revolution, mutable business, Mutable Thinking, preparedness, Think Differently, VUCA

The future of electric utilities – change and disruption ahead

The future of electric utilities – change and disruption ahead

By Tom Raftery on November 24, 2015

The utilities industry has typically been change averse, and often for good reasons, but with the technological advances of the past few years, the low carbon imperative, and pressure from customers, utilities are going to have to figure out how to disrupt their business, or they will themselves be disrupted. I gave the opening keynote […]

Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged demand side management, disruption, electricity, Electricity 2.0, IoT, solar, utilities

Why true disruption requires putting the last mile, first.

Why true disruption requires putting the last mile, first.

By Sameer Patel on January 5, 2015

I have a deep aversion to the word disruption. Mostly because in the context of innovation in technology, it’s carelessly used to invoke sensationalism that just ends up blurring the lines between baby and bath water. We saw this movie before with Facebook-esq Social Business where the use of the term ‘disruptive’ in the media […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged Digital Transformation, digital wallett, disruption, last mile, Management, mobile enterprise, Online Communities, Product Management, supply chain

Is Salesforce / Siebel a Classic Disruption Case?

Is Salesforce / Siebel a Classic Disruption Case?

By Dave Kellogg on January 25, 2014

Like many others, I have often used Salesforce / Siebel as a classic example of Innovator’s Dilemma style disruption.  Several months ago, in response to this article about Host Analytics, I received a friendly note from former Siebel exec and now venture capitalist Bruce Cleveland saying roughly:  “nice PR piece, but the Salesforce/Siebel disruption story is […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged disruption, innovation, innovator's dilemma, salesforce.com, siebel, strategy

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Future of CRM: Next Gen CRM does not look like CRM

By Anshu Sharma on October 10, 2013

Since leaving Salesforce after five and a half years, I am often asked by entrepreneurs and venture investors what the next generation of CRM looks like.  Or the billion-dollar question: Who will disrupt Salesforce.com?I have seen well written articles about the future of CRM like this post but I don’t view the world of CRM through this […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged airbnb, CRM, customer relationship management, disruption, mobile app, Next Gen CRM, OpenTable, salesforce.com, Trulia, Uber | 8 Responses

Business Model Disruption and Dealing with Change

Business Model Disruption and Dealing with Change

By Michael Fauscette on January 29, 2012

A couple of recent events and some commentary around them got me thinking about the current state of business, the pressure to change and how companies respond to the need to change. Change impacts people and organizations in many different…

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Big Data, Business Models, change, Cloud, disruption, internet, mobile, RIM, socbiz, Social

Connectivity Disrupting Traditional Models: Online Peer to Peer Commerce

Connectivity Disrupting Traditional Models: Online Peer to Peer Commerce

By Michael Fauscette on February 21, 2011

As the world became more connected through the Internet in the 1990’s, many disruptive uses of this connectivity were tried and in some cases have grown into wildly successful businesses. One aspect of connectivity is the way it opens up…

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Business Models, commerce, disruption, p2p, PayPal, Peer to Peer, rental, supply chain

It's Just About the Connections!

It’s Just About the Connections!

By Michael Fauscette on November 1, 2010

Ever feel like, as an industry (or industry analyst), that we make everything seem as complex as possible? I guess it makes sense, the more "technical" or more complex, the more you need us or IT or tech vendors or…

Posted in Featured Posts, Trends & Concepts | Tagged Business Models, connectivity, disruption, e2.0, social business, social web, Web 2.0 | 1 Response

The Social Enterprise: A Case For Disruptive Transformation

The Social Enterprise: A Case For Disruptive Transformation

By Dion Hinchcliffe on April 16, 2010

One of the watchwords of the 21st century, at least for the first decade, has been innovation. In a world that’s clearly changing all around us at an ever increasing rate, actively pursuing new innovation has usually seemed like the best way for companies to ward off any accumulated failures to adapt to new realities.

Posted in Featured Posts, Trends & Concepts | Tagged Blog Post, collaboration, disruption, Economic model, economics, Efficient-market hypothesis, innovation, Networked Economy, social business, Social Sciences | 2 Responses

HP, the Disruptor?

HP, the Disruptor?

By Vinnie Mirchandani on November 17, 2009

Why would Cisco move down into 25% mainstream server margin business when its networking business has yielded it 65%? That is the question many asked as Cisco announced its Unified Computing System in early 2009. Its marketing said it “..represents a radical simplification of traditional architectures, dramatically reducing the number of devices that must be […]

Posted in Business | Tagged 3com, Cisco, disruption, Hewlett-Packard, hp, Industry Commentary, Mark Hurd, Networking, Storage

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